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Here are a few select articles from past issues.
A Day in the Life of a Kid in the Year 2020
A pre-iPod touch, pre Nintendo DS, pre-Intel ClassMate Tablet, pre-Facebook, pre-Wii article that is interesting to read now. Turns out 2010 looks more like 2020.
Is There a Reasonable Approach to Handling
Violence in Videogames?
Dotcom
Madness 
Walk
a Mile in My Shoes 
Choosing
a Game Console
Getting
Smart on Smart
Toys
Kids
and Keyboarding
-- with links to reviews of the
software.
The
State Of Children's Software Evaluation--
Yesterday, Today And In The 21st
Century
This rather dry journal article examines the
current state of children's software evaluation
practice and predicts what the future of
educational software evaluation might look like
in light of the potential of the dynamic nature
of educational and edutainment
software.
Sites
to Keep Kids Healthy
(Jan 2001)
We all want to keep our children healthy. Here
are some sites that can help.
Are
Computers Harmful to Young
Children?
(Jan 2001)
A response to the report issued by the "Alliance
for Childhood"... a group that wants to take
away computers from young children.
Six
Strategies for Raising a
Scientist (July
2000)
A survey of the best software science software
and sites, with links to CSR reviews
Symptoms
of a Future
Scientist
(July 2000)
Some useful advice for parents
A
Conversation with Jan
Davidson (June
1997)
An exclusive chat with the woman behind Math
Blaster.
A
Conversation with Peter
Kindersley (Nov
1997)
Learn the philosophy about DK software, from the
guy who started the company.
Choosing
Children's
Software (Dec
1993)
A glimpse behind the CSR ratings and CSR's
evaluation instrument.
Children's
Internet Site Evaluation
Instrument
(Jan 1998) The criteria we apply to
children's web sites
Do
Computers Make Kids
Smarter?
(Sept 1998)
Sure... but its not that simple.
Help!
My Kid's a Computer
Junky!
(June 1997)
Some practical advice for stressed
parents.
Six
Myths about Children &
Computers (March
1998)
Some common sense goes a long way when it comes
to technology
Stanford
Children's
Conversation
(March 1998)
Ever wonder what the people who make children's
software are like? Here's a look behind the
scenes at a historic meeting.
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